Both Uses of
gossamer
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- When he withdrew it, some silvery substance came away, stretching from temple to wand like a thick gossamer strand, which broke as he pulled the wand away from it and fell gracefully into the Pensieve, where it swirled silvery-white, neither gas nor liquid.†
Chpt 24 *
- From it, he withdrew silvery, gossamer-fine strands of thought clinging to the wand and deposited them into the basin.†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(gossamer) characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
or:
so thin as to transmit light